E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 214: Episode 214: Each Graduating Class Is Harder to Manage Than the Last

Chapter 214: Episode 214: Each Graduating Class Is Harder to Manage Than the Last

Zhang Jingwan moved to Sun Miao’s place over the weekend, and after some effort, her account’s followers returned to normal. Although she occasionally had to join Yuan Weicheng for meals, it never affected her regular work hours, so Zhou Xueyin didn’t intervene much in her business anymore.

On her own, through the contact information of a major Weibo account, she connected with some account groups. Although the cost was higher than with Yuan Weicheng’s services, she found that the results were significantly better after a few tries.

Moreover, as these account groups allowed the selection of major accounts to boost traffic without monthly or annual fees, Zhou Xueyin began redirecting traffic to her own account from these major accounts.

However, the only downside was that these major accounts occasionally copied content from subsidiary accounts of Xueshan Jiying onto their own accounts...

Although the behavior was a bit rogue, she couldn’t resist the pleasant increase in followers. Zhou Xueyin thought it over and decided to let it go, as online plagiarism was indeed difficult to control.

By mid-2012, the subsidiary accounts under Xueshan Jiying also began taking on smaller account activities. One commercial advertisement followed another, and the content for operation continued relentlessly. To distribute the ads, Zhou Xueyin reluctantly created a batch of smaller accounts, significantly increasing the workload.

Some people were not accustomed to the intense workload and planned to resign. Sun Chanjuan was the first, resigning due to health reasons as she couldn’t endure it anymore.

Of course, when some leave, others arrive. During graduation season, the company welcomed a batch of post-90s graduates.

It must be said that this group of newcomers truly did not compare to the old timers. Not only were their skills inadequate despite their great expectations, but they also weren’t diligent at work. They were asked to learn how others organized Weibo copy, but soon they started browsing entertainment news instead.

As a result, many didn’t even last the three-day trial period, quitting due to the excessive workload or simply because they disliked the job.

In the end, only two girls remained in the company, Sun Jia and Xun Fei.

They stayed mainly because their homes were close, making commuting convenient. As for their love for the job? It was hard to say, but they certainly liked browsing Weibo. It was just uncertain whether turning a hobby into a job would become painful.

"Jia Jia, this image, according to Manager Zhou’s words, is all digitally processed. How could you still post it? Reverse search it and you can find a clearer image. Change it..." Liu He had to check Li Jia’s content every day, unsure if her eyesight was poor as she always paired copy with blurry images, affecting the overall quality.

"Oh... okay!" Sun Jia nodded, but the images she submitted the next day were still digitally processed.

"Feifei, how many times have I told you not to copy others’ content... We can’t engage in plagiarism!" Song Yantong reluctantly deleted a Weibo post by Xun Fei that had a high number of forwards.

"Why delete it? It had a high number of forwards!" Xun Fei protested.

"Even if the forwards are high, it doesn’t matter! Plagiarized content must never appear on our company’s account! Since it’s your first offense, I won’t report this to Manager Zhou, but if it happens again, you are out!"

Since Song Yantong’s earlier content often got plagiarized, she detested this practice deeply, and naturally, plagiarism was unacceptable under her supervision.

"The world’s articles all plagiarize, everyone only cares about the content, no one cares if it’s plagiarized..." Xun Fei still argued fiercely.

"They are them, we are us! The confidentiality contract clearly stipulates a prohibition on plagiarism. If you disagree, you are free to leave!" Song Yantong glared at her and shook her head.

What kind of bizarre newcomers were these?

You criticize them once, and they have ten retorts ready for you.

They might agree nicely with their words, but their actions tell a different story, completely disregarding your instructions.

Finding someone as good as Chen Yitian from before is so difficult...

"Yinyin, does Sun Jia have an IQ problem?" Even the good-tempered Yao Shanshan was getting fed up with this newcomer.

"Ah? What happened?" Zhou Xueyin looked at her, puzzled.

"Hehe asked me to teach her how to use PS... and I specifically told her, when saving, to choose quality 8-10, but it looks like she left her brain at home, because every image she saves comes out blurry." Yao Shanshan looked at Zhou Xueyin, utterly frustrated. "If she quits, you better not say I taught her PS!"

"So what do we do? Fire her? Hire someone else?" Zhou Xueyin was also distressed.

She felt that her recruitment requirements, her job demands, weren’t that high, right? Why couldn’t she retain people? Was it because the salary was too low? So, the ones who stayed weren’t top-quality?

"Xixi, set up another round of interviews. This time I’ll personally handle it..." Zhou Xueyin was defiant.

Two days later, the interview coincided with a rainy day...

"The wind halves the number, the rain wipes it clean... If someone still comes for the interview today, Yinyin, just keep them. We can offer a bit more..." Ji Xiaoxi jokingly said.

Based on many years of recruitment experience, whenever the weather was bad, the number of job applicants drastically reduced.

This time her words rang true, as only two men and two women came for the interview, and one of the men was just accompanying his girlfriend, who didn’t really want to come—her face was stretched long with displeasure.

After the interview, Zhou Xueyin actually had a pretty good impression of the man. Whether it was his professional knowledge, his sensitivity to fashion, or his understanding of Weibo operations, he far exceeded the other two. It’s just that this person always gave her the impression of putting on airs, an unbearable arrogance.

"Expected salary... 8K? Work experience... none?" Zhou Xueyin saw these two points on the applicant’s form and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Who gave them the courage to demand an 8K salary straight after graduation? Half of that would be more like it, right?

Even if he looked very suited to the position, what then? Who knew how he would perform when actually on the job?

"Xixi, you call this person, ask him to come back for a second interview, and you talk about the salary with him. Offer him at most 3500... If he comes, he comes; if not, forget it." Zhou Xueyin handed the resume to Ji Xiaoxi.

"8K? Why doesn’t he go rob a bank? Alright, I’ll meet him and see!" Ji Xiaoxi was also curious about what qualities this person had to demand 8K.

As it turned out, when they called, the man was disdainful of coming to Zhou Xueyin’s place, stating his family had found him a job, so there was no need for him to come for the second interview.

"Ah, we missed out on seeing an oddball..." Ji Xiaoxi regretfully shook her head.

"Well, let’s go for the next best thing. Call this girl and ask if she’s willing to come... Mao Mao, that’s an interesting name." Zhou Xueyin said with interest.

A few days later, Mao Mao had completed her entry procedures and was assigned under Bai Ying, helping her with content for Europe and America.

A month later, it was clear that the accounts managed by Bai Ying and Mao Mao were gaining followers faster than others. Mao Mao was diligent and serious, not only beautiful but also not much of a talker, obviously much better than Sun Jia and Xun Fei.

But with the comparison, the other two also started taking their work seriously, and the quality was much, much better than before. Having a capable newcomer really did boost everyone’s enthusiasm.

Zhou Xueyin was very pleased; she hadn’t made a mistake this time, and had recruited a gem.